Photo by Al Grillo / The Associated Press
This Aug. 31, 2006 file photo shows state Sen. John Cowdery, R-Anchorage, left, as he sits in his office in Anchorage, as federal investigators search his office. The federal government charged Sen. John Cowdery on July 10, 2008, with bribery and conspiracy and is accusing him of conspiring with executives of VECO Corp. to bribe another unnamed state senator for votes to support oil and gas legislation.
